Steven G. Small

Mechanical Engineer/ Project Manager

Lancaster, SC

803-***-****

ac2r9l@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

** ***** ** * ********** field service engineer and project manager in the chemical, petrochemical, food, and pharmaceutical sectors for manufacturers, fabricators and equipment suppliers. Strong oral and written communication skills including public speaking. Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail. Ability to work independently or in a team. Strong analytical and problem solving abilities. Flexibility to work in office, machine shop or plant environment. Excellent ability to understand and interpret the customer needs from management to production level while maintaining job profitability.

EXPERIENCE

Durafiber Technologies Winnsboro, SC/Shelby, NC 2014- Present

Site Engineering and Infrastructure Manager

Managed all Capital expenditure projects for both sites new equipment installation projects by working with contractors and equipment vendors. Designed work/installation schedules to coordinate smooth work flows and transitions between contractors using Gantt & flow charts. Documented project drawings, cost sheets, and field installation notes for future reference.

oPlant projects included:

High Speed Textile Winding Equipment

High Speed Immersion Mill

High resolution camera inspection system

Low tension cloth spreading device

Energy studies of high use utilities to reduce cost

Drive control system

Cloth winder and roll liner control

Flat and ply yarn winding equipment

Production line safety improvements

Assisted the plant maintenance department in root cause analysis of repetitive maintenance issues as wells as day to day operations.

Maintained and contracted repairs for the plants fire protection system.

Served as plant’s interim maintenance manager

oHire the management team

oHire the maintenance staff

oSet up work procedures for the maintenance shop including p.m.’s

Released RFQ’s for new projects

Wrote work scope for new projects

Managed up to 25 contractors including daily work, labor hours, etc.

Ran cost control and accruals for project work.

Superior Machine Company of SC Florence, SC 2011 - 2013 Project Manager/ Machine Shop Manager

•Managed the fabrication phase of field service projects including the tilt platform and related structures for a steel processing plant ($1.6M).

•Managed the day to day operation ($2.5M/year) of the machine shop for very large equipment with 9 machinists on two shifts.

Maag Automatik Charlotte, NC 2011

Field Service Engineer

•Set up, maintained, trouble shoot and repaired Maag gear pumps and screen changers throughout North and South America.

•Troubleshoot and resolve PLC and mechanical issues on a daily basis.

CS Manufacturing Hartsville, SC 2009 - 2010

Owner

•Developed sales proposals fort the repair of thin film evaporators, pumps, drives for the chemical industry geared toward company profitability and customer satisfaction.

•Reviewed and negotiated contracts.

•Managed project work for in-house and onsite customers.

•Supervised contract vendors (machinist and welders) to ensure customer quality standards,

•Managed project schedules to meet customer delivery requirements while maintaining projected gross margins.

•Interacted with government procurement specialist to secure government contracts for machined parts and other services.

LCI Corporation Charlotte, N.C. 1997 - 2009

Customer Service Engineer

•Developed sales proposals for repair of thin film evaporators, replacement evaporators and companion equipment, capital projects ranging from $25K to $500K.

•Reviewed and negotiated contracts which included time constraints, exotic materials such as Monel, Inconel, Hastelloy, hard coatings and welding procedures.

•Managed project work for in-house and onsite customer repair projects.

•Performed due diligence and qualified contract vendors for project work.

•Supervised contract vendor work to ensure company quality standards were met.

•Supervised contract vendors in the manufacture of new equipment to ensure that product specifications were correct.

•Managed onsite project work for new equipment assembly and installation.

•Provided onsite on-the-job training of customer mechanics and technicians for ongoing maintenance of new equipment.

•Reviewed and edited customers maintenance and preventative maintenance operations manuals for new equipment.

•Supervised contract vendors in the dynamic balancing of rotating equipment and provided troubleshooting support when problems were encountered.

•Performed vibration analysis work including analysis of new equipment prior to customer delivery, vibration baseline establishment after installation at customer facilities, and vibration analysis for customer onsite troubleshooting.

•Analyzed vibration spectrums generated by customers and consulted with facility engineering staff to correctly diagnose problems and develop corrective action plans.

Duracell Corporation Lancaster, SC 1993 - 1997

Shift Mechanic

Facilitated repairs of high-speed metal forming equipment.

Nations Ford Chemical Fort Mill, SC 1986 – 1992

Maintenance Manager

•Managed the maintenance of a chemical plant producing carbozol violet pigment, a pre-emergent herbicide, sulfanic acid and a catacal based compound.

•Supervised staff of seven maintenance mechanics with a budget of $1M per year.

•Coordinated scheduling of equipment repairs such as ball mills, reactors, vacuum pumps, chemical pumps and drive units with production demands.

•Performed due diligence and qualified new maintenance vendors.

•Purchased equipment parts and maintenance supplies including pumps, mechanical seals, pipe, pipe fittings, drive units for the mills and reactors.

•Developed design specifications for new equipment including pumps, air compressors, and air dryers.

•Managed plant product line expansions including the installation of tanks/reactors and associated piping systems and building of equipment.

•Supervised contract vendors in the specification and building of equipment requested by facility chemical engineering staff.

Senior Chemical Operator

•Assisted shift supervisor in performance of daily duties.

•Trained new chemical operators on manufacturing procedures.

•Directed shift chemical operators in the performance of their daily duties to ensure production schedules were met.

•Operated various manufacturing processes as necessary during the absence of shift operators.

Chemical Operator – Level A

•Manufactured various finished products to company specifications.

•Provided direction to the Level B Chemical Operator.

•Managed assigned production unit schedule to meet customer product demands.

•Assisted maintenance mechanics in the repair of assigned production unit equipment.

Chemical Operator – Level B

Manufactured various finished products to company specifications under the direction of the Level A Chemical Operator.

EDUCATION

BS ME University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

AS University of South Carolina, Lancaster

Technical Associates of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC - Level 1 Vibration Analysis

CSI, Knoxville, TN - Vibration Analysis Training

Technical Associates of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC - Dynamic Balancing Certification

SKILLS

Twenty-eight years of experience in solving industrial maintenance issues

•Vibration Analysis

•Dynamic Balancing

•Working knowledge of ASME Pressure Vessel Welding Codes

Computer

MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, MS Project) Turbo CAD Designer 2D, SAP

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